Players who played for Chelsea and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Chelsea and West Ham United? It's exactly the kind of link that wins rounds of The Connection, our football trivia game. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 12 in our list.

Show all 12 players

Player	Country	Chelsea	West Ham United
David Speedie	Scotland	1982–1987	1993 loan
Frank Lampard	England	2001–2014	1995–2001
Joe Cole	England	2003–2010	1998–2003 & 2013–2014
Carlton Cole	England	2001–2006	2006–2013 & 2013–2015
Glen Johnson	England	2003–2007	2002–2003
Wayne Bridge	England	2003–2009	2011 loan
Scott Parker	England	2004–2005	2007–2011
Yossi Benayoun	Israel	2010–2013	2005–2007 & 2012
Tal Ben Haim	Israel	2007–2008	2010–2011 loan
Victor Moses	Nigeria	2012–2017, loaned to West Ham 2014–2015 loan	–
Kurt Zouma	France	2014–2021	2021–2025
Emerson Palmieri	Brazil / Italy	2018–2022	2022–2025

Quick facts

12 players in our verified list have played for both Chelsea and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (6), Israel (2), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is David Speedie; the most recent is Emerson Palmieri.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Speedie.

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